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Sessilida

Sessilida is an order of ciliates. There are 1160 species of Sessilida, in 55 genera and 10 families. It includes groups like Usconophryidae, Epistylidae, and Opisthonectidae.

EOL has data for 2 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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unicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001994
- Definition: consisting of exactly one cell
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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consumer
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q72638
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sessilida. View this species on GBIF

Sessilida includes 10 children: